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North Korea facing drugs epidemic

Auskar SurbaktiUpdated
Thu 5 Dec 2013, 4:49 PM AEDT

According to a new study based on interviews with defectors, most North Koreans have used methamphetamine and its use is "normal". The drug can reportedly be ordered in restaurants, and one informant claims it's being given to soldiers as a stimulant.